JPH11113430A - Clumping tool for root pot of planting tree - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clumping tool for a root pot of a planting tree for realizing a work therefor efficient. SOLUTION: This clumping tool for a root pot of a planting tree is provided by fixing a slid member 5 equipped with many anchoring holes in its longitudinal direction, at the upper end of a freely bent pressing plate 3 joined with a joining member, and a hook 8 for hooking with a joining rope 35 at the other end of a guiding member 7 fixed with one end of a guiding frame 9 for guiding by penetrating through the slide member 5, joining the slide member 5 and the guiding member 7 as a fixed state by anchoring a claw part formed by bending the hook side end part of an elastic plate piece of which one end is fixed at the upper surface of the guiding frame 9, with one of the anchoring holes of the slide member 5, further fixing an activating member at the side of the pressing plate 3 of the guiding frame 9 by providing a gap capable of inserting for installing a lever, anchoring the slide member 5 by inclining the lever of which top end is anchored at the anchoring holes, to the pressing plate 3 side by using the activating member as a fulcrum for transferring the slide member 5 towards the hook 8 side, and adjusting the joining length between the slide member 5 and the guiding member 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fastener for a planted tree root pot in which a tree root pot is implanted in a root hole excavated on the ground and is fixed in an independent state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, trees are planted in parks, golf courses, streets, or the like. However, these pillars have become serious obstacles in parks and golf courses, and have been avoided from an aesthetic point of view.

Therefore, a conventional planting method for making a tree self-supporting without using the above-mentioned support will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0004] As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, for example, a planting base 31 having a cross shape is placed on the bottom surface of a root hole excavated in the ground, and a root pot 32 is mounted on the planting base 31. And, for example, 4
A connecting member 3 is attached to each part of the planting base 31 corresponding to an equal point.
, 33 are fixed in an upright position, while the root 3 of the root pot 32 is fixed.
A connecting rope 35 surrounding the root pot 32 is provided with an outer periphery that does not touch the root 4.

The connecting rope 35 and each connecting member 33
Of the belt 37 with a ratchet type fastener 36
a, 37b, and a pressing plate 3 on the lower surface of the belt 37b.
0 is provided, the belt 37b is tightened by the above-mentioned fastener 36, and the periphery of the root pot 32 is pressed by the pressing plate 30 to fix the root pot 32 to the planting base 31.

In FIG. 12, a hook 38 is connected to the end of the belt 37a on the root portion 34 side.
On the connecting rope 35.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the ratchet type fastener 36 includes two sleeve plates 40, 4 of a frame 39.
0, a drum 41 is rotatably provided, a ratchet 42 is fixedly provided around the outer end of the drum 41, and a hexagonal tool head 43 is provided at the outer end of the drum 41. A claw 44 is rotatably provided on the
Are engaged with the tooth grooves of the ratchet 42.

The bottom plate 45 of the frame 39 is connected to an end of a belt 37a connected via a hook 38 to a connecting rope 35 surrounding the root 34, while one end is connected to the planting base 31 side. The other end of the belt 37 b connected to the member 33 is connected to the drum 41.

According to such a fastener 36, the drum 4
By rotating the tool head 43 with a wrench or the like,
The drum 41 rotates intermittently in one direction while stopping the return movement of the drum 41 in the reversing direction by the function of preventing the claws 44 from reversing with respect to the ratchet 42, and the belt 37.
The belt 37b is tightened up by winding b.

[0010]

However, the conventional planting method using such fasteners 36 is not suitable for connecting ropes 35.
It is considered extremely dangerous that the belts 37a and 37b or the fasteners 36 are exposed on the ground surface, and particularly that the tool head 43 of the fasteners 36 is exposed on the ground surface, and improvement is strongly demanded. It was a place.

By the way, in the above-mentioned planting method, it is conceivable to pre-drill a planting hole to prevent the plant from being exposed on the ground surface in consideration of the amount of exposure on the ground surface. During this period, the trees need more oxygen supply than the ground, so that in principle, the upper side of the root pot 32 must be exposed on the ground surface.

Further, when a woven belt is used as the belts 37a and 37b in the fastener 36, the underground moisture is supplied to the belts and expands, thereby loosening the tightening force of the belts 37a and 37b. There is a problem that occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and realizes rationality in which most of the workpieces are not exposed on the ground by a simple structure when planting trees. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fastener for a root pot of a planted tree, which realizes the efficiency of planting.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a fastener for a planted tree root pot according to the present invention is provided by mounting a root pot on a planting base laid in a root hole, and forming a root portion of the root pot. A root rope fastener of a planted tree adapted to connect a connecting rope surrounding the connecting rope and a plurality of connecting members fixed to the planting base, wherein the connecting rope is slid to an upper end of a bendable pressing plate connected to the connecting member. The slide member is provided with a number of locking holes in the longitudinal direction, and a guide frame for inserting and guiding the slide member is hooked to the other end of the guide member having one end fixed thereto. A hook is fixed, and a hook portion formed by bending the hook side end of an elastic plate piece having one end fixed to the upper surface of the guide frame is locked in one of the locking holes of the slide member. Coupling the slide member and the guide member in a fixed state, An actuating member is fixedly provided with a gap into which the lever can be inserted on the pressing plate side of the guide frame, and the lever having the actuating member as a fulcrum and the tip of which is locked in the locking hole is connected to the pressing plate side. By moving the slide member to the hook side by inclining, the claw portion of the elastic plate piece is detached from the locking hole and locked in the next locking hole on the pressing plate side,
The coupling length between the slide member and the guide member is adjusted.

[0015] The activation member may be formed of a U-shaped member fixed to the guide frame.

Further, the starting member may be configured such that a rod member is fixed to a both-side starting plate detachably provided at a portion of the guide member on the pressing plate side.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a fastener for a root pot according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the fastener of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view in which a connecting rope is hung on the fastener of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the lever is locked in the locking hole of the fastener of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the support member is tilted as a support structure of the lever from the state of FIG. FIG. 6A is an overall side view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing of the AA line arrow direction of (a). FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a root pot is fixed to a root hole using the fastener according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG.

The fastener 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes a pressing plate 3 in which a large number of holes 2 are formed in a rectangular steel plate. The pressing plate 3 is bent at an appropriate angle, and the degree of bending can be adjusted by weakening a required amount of the steel sheet according to the state of formation of the holes 2.

Both ends of the pressing plate 3 are reinforced by welding narrow steel plates 3a and 3b. A connecting piece 4 is welded to a substantial center of a lower end of the pressing plate 3, and a perforated portion 4 a formed below the connecting plate 4 is bolted to an upper end of a connecting member 33 erected on a planting base 31 described later. Functions as a bolt hole.

As shown in FIG. 2, one end of a slide member 5 is welded to the center of the upper end of the pressing plate 3.
This slide member 5 is made of a grooved long steel material, and has a large number of locking holes 6, 6,... Formed along the longitudinal direction of the web surface with the web surface facing upward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a guide member 7 made of a grooved steel material through which the slide member 5 can be slidably inserted.
A hook 8 is fixed to the upper end of the guide member 7, and the hook 8 is hung on a connecting rope 35 connected around a root portion 34 described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide frame 9 is
It is made of a short grooved steel material with a slightly larger diameter. As shown in FIG. 1, the guide frame 9 is welded in a state fitted on both sides of the lower end of the guide member 7 to form a rectangular passage in which the periphery of the lower end of the guide member 7 is closed by the guide frame 9. The slide member 5 is inserted here, and the guide member 7 is slid in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, one end of the elastic plate 10 is welded (welded portion 10a) to the upper surface of the guide frame 9,
The hook 8 side of the elastic plate piece 10 is set as a free end, and this end is bent inward at a right angle from the edge of the guide frame 9 to form the claw portion 11, and the end on the welded portion 10 a side is vertically outward. It is set up as a locking piece 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the starting member 13 is welded to the pedestal 14. The starting member 13 is formed of a U-shaped member obtained by bending a rod member into a U-shape, and both ends thereof are welded to the pedestal 14 with a gap 15 left in the U-shape.

Then, as shown in FIG.
Is welded to the upper surface of the lower end of the guide frame 9 which is welded to the lower end of the guide member 7, so that the locking piece 12 of the elastic plate piece 10 locks the lower end of the pedestal 14. The tab 11 of the plate 10 is inserted into one of the locking holes 6 of the slide member 5 and locked.

When the side surface of the thus completed fastener 1 is viewed, as shown in FIG. 3, a hook 8 is projected from one end of a guide member 7 and a pressing plate 3 is fixed to one end of a slide member 5. Then, the slide member 5 is inserted into the guide frame 9 so as to be slidably inserted in the groove of the guide member 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the elastic plate piece provided on the guide frame 9 is provided. By locking the claws 11 of 10 in one of the locking holes 6 of the slide member 5, the movement of the slide member 5 is regulated, and the connection between the slide member 5 and the guide member 7 is fixed. Can be.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, after the lever 16 is inserted into the gap 15 of the activation member 13 and the tip of the lever 16 is locked in the locking hole 6 immediately below the gap 15, As shown in FIG. 5, the lever 16 is
When the slide member 5 is tilted toward the pressing plate 3 with the fulcrum 3 as a fulcrum, the slide member 5 is moved toward the hook 8 to be lifted against the elastic force of the elastic plate piece 10. Can be removed. When the lever 16 is further tilted, the claw portion 11 is inserted into the next locking hole 6 so that the movement of the slide member 5 is restricted, and the connection between the slide member 5 and the guide member 7 is fixed.

By such a tilting operation of the lever 16, the coupling length between the slide member 5 and the guide member 7 is adjusted in a shortening direction for each separation width of the locking holes 6, 6,.

In the above configuration, when the lever 16 is tilted to the opposite side, that is, tilted toward the hook 8, the claw portion 11 of the elastic plate piece 10 is pressed by the locking hole 6 so that the claw portion is formed. 11 does not come off from the locking hole 6, and the coupling length between the slide member 5 and the guide member 7 is not extended.

However, the elastic plate piece 10 can be
Is lifted from the upper surface of the guide frame 9 so that the claws 1
1 can be disengaged from the locking hole 6, and at this time, the slide member 5 can move freely in the groove of the guide member 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, in order to plant a tree using the above fasteners, first, a planting base 31 laid in a root hole is used.
Is mounted with a root pot 32 of a tree. As shown in the figure, the planting base 31 may be, for example, one in which round rods are connected in a cross shape, or a planting base having another configuration may be used.

An annular member 33a fixed to the lower end of the connecting member 33 is fitted to each part of the planting base 31, and each connecting member is divided into a plurality of equal points, for example, four equal points on the outer periphery of the root pot 32. Are arranged in an upright state.

On the other hand, a connecting rope 35 surrounding the root portion 34 is provided with an outer periphery that does not contact the root portion 34, and four fasteners 1 corresponding to the number of the connecting members 33 are prepared. The hook 8 is hooked on the connecting rope 35 and is equally arranged above the connecting member 33 as shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting piece 4 of the pressing plate 3 of each fastener 1 and each connecting member 33 are connected by a screw 33b, but in the drawing, the connecting piece 4 and the connecting member 33 are connected.
The connection distance between the two is adjusted by connecting the connecting piece 4 to the connecting piece 4 with the screw 4b with the connecting plate 4c interposed therebetween. However, instead of using such a connecting plate 4c, the connecting piece 4 fixed to the pressing plate 3 is made long and the connecting member 4 is directly screwed to the connecting member 33.
3b.

Thus, each pressing plate 3 is abutted loosely around the root pot 32, and in this state, the lever 1 is inserted into the gap 15 of the starting member 13 of each fastener 1 as shown in FIGS.
6, the tip of which is locked in the locking hole 6 immediately below the gap 15 and tilted toward the pressing plate 3, and if necessary, the lever 16 is positioned immediately below the gap 15 of the next activation member 13. By repeating a series of operations of inserting and tilting, each pressing plate 3 is tightened around the root pot 32, and the root pot 32 is fixed to the planting base 31.

At the time when the fixed construction of the root mortar 32 is completed, the soil is buried around the root mortar 32 to fill the root pits. The fastener 1 of the present invention is thin and has almost no portion exposed upward as compared with the conventional fastener 36, and can be completely concealed by the soil covered on the upper surface of the root mortar 32.

Next, a fastener 1 'according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). In this figure, the same numerals are used for the same members or portions as in the above embodiment.

In the fastener 1 'shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, a hook 8 is attached to one end of a guide member 7 made of a long grooved steel material.
And a guide frame 9 made of a short grooved steel material is welded inside the guide member 7 so as to form a rectangular passage so that the slide member 5 can be inserted.

Like the above-mentioned fastening member 1, the slide member 5 is provided with a large number of locking holes 6, 6,... In the longitudinal direction, and the pressing plate 3 is welded to the end.

Further, an elastic plate 10 is provided on the upper surface of the guide frame 9.
Is fixed by the holding plate 10a and fastened by the screw 10b, and the end of the elastic plate piece 10 is bent inward at a right angle from the edge of the guide frame 9 to form the claw portion 11, The movement of the slide member 11 is restricted by locking the claw portion 11 in one locking hole 6 of the slide member 5.

On the pressing plate 3 side of the guide member 6, insertion holes 7a, 7a for inserting the starting plates 17, 17 on both sides are provided, and the lower projecting portions 17a, 17a of the starting plates 17, 17 are connected to the guiding member. 7 is inserted into bearing plates 18 and 18 welded to the lower surface of
9 and detachably fix the starting plates 17 and 1 on both sides.
7, an actuating member 13 'is inserted by a rod member (in the illustrated rod member, a bolt is fastened with a nut).

With this configuration, the downward projecting portion 17
By withdrawing the insertion shaft 19 from the a and 17a, the activation plates 17, 17 can be completely removed from the insertion holes 7a and 7a of the guide member 6.

With such a fastener 1 ', the lever 16 is inserted into one locking hole 6 of the slide member 5 with the starting member 13' as a fulcrum as described above, and the tip of the lever 16 is inserted into the locking hole 6. By inclining in the direction of the pressing plate 3 in the locked state, the claw portion 1 of the elastic plate piece 10 locked in the locking hole 6
1 and the slide member 5 is moved to the hook 8 side,
By further tilting the lever 16, the next locking hole 6
The claw portion 11 is locked to restrict the movement of the slide member 5, and the coupling length between the slide member 5 and the guide member 7 can be adjusted in the shortening direction for each separation width of the locking holes 6, 6,. it can.

According to such a fastener 1 ', the root pot 32
After fixing to the planting base 31, the starting plates 17, 17 can be removed by removing the insertion shaft 19,
It becomes possible to use it as a fastener which completely eliminates protrusions on the ground.

[0046]

As described above, according to the fastener for root mortar of the present invention, the entire work can be completely concealed in the ground, and the prior art has exposed the work to the ground. In addition to securing a safe planting state, excellent effects can be exhibited from the viewpoint of aesthetics.

Further, the fastener according to the present invention can be constituted by inexpensive members, and the manufacturing cost is low.

Further, the fastener can be mounted by simple construction, and the tightening operation can be performed by the locking operation of the lever and the tilting operation.

Further, since the fastener of the present invention does not require the use of a woven belt as in the prior art, there is no loosening of the fastening state of the root mortar.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a fastener for a root pot according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view in which a connecting rope is hung on the fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a situation where a lever is locked in a locking hole of the fastener of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the support member is tilted as a support structure of a lever from the state of FIG. 4;

6 (a) is an overall side view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 (b) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 6 (a).

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a root pot is fixed to a root hole using the fastener according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side view of a fastener used for a conventional fastener.

FIG. 10 is a top view of the fastener of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view around a root pot using a conventional fastener.

FIG. 12 is a top view of FIG. 11;

[Description of sign]

1, 1 '... fastening tool, 2 ... hole, 3 ... pressing plate, 4 ... connecting piece,
5 Slide member, 6 Lock hole, 7 Guide member, 8 Hook, 9 Guide frame, 10 Elastic plate piece, 11 Tab part, 1
2 ... locking piece, 13 ... starting member, 14 ... pedestal, 15 ... gap, 16 ... lever, 17 ... starting plate, 17a ... downward protruding portion, 18 ... bearing plate, 19 ... insertion shaft, 31 ... planting base ,
32: Root mortar, 33: connecting member, 34: root, 35: connecting rope.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method in which a root pot is mounted on a planting base laid in a root hole and a connecting rope surrounding a root portion of the root pot is connected to a plurality of connecting members fixed to the planting base. In the root pot fastener of the planted tree, a slide member is fixed to an upper end of a flexible pressing plate coupled to the connection member, the slide member has a plurality of locking holes in a longitudinal direction, and the slide member is provided. A hook for hooking on the connecting rope is fixed to the other end of a guide member having a guide frame to be inserted and guided at one end, and the hook side end of an elastic plate piece having one end fixed to the upper surface of the guide frame. The slide member and the guide member are fixedly connected by locking a claw portion formed by bending a portion to one of the lock holes of the slide member. Fixing the starting member with a gap where the lever can be inserted, A lever, the tip of which is locked in the locking hole with the starting member as a fulcrum, is tilted toward the pressing plate and the slide member is moved to the hook side so that the claw portion of the elastic plate piece is locked in the locking hole. Characterized in that the fastener is detached from the pressing plate and is locked in the next locking hole on the side of the pressing plate so as to adjust the coupling length between the slide member and the guide member. 2. The root pot fastener of a planted tree according to claim 1, wherein said activation member comprises a U-shaped member fixed to said guide frame. 3. The root of a planted tree according to claim 1, wherein the starting member is formed by fixing a rod member to both side starting plates detachably provided at a portion of the guide member on the pressing plate side. Pot fasteners.